Pretty in Pink. The Renovated Staatsoper in Berlin
After eight years of renovation, the German State Opera House, or Staatsoper, on Unter den Linden, has reopened its doors,
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Berlin for Brexiters
In the past year, there has been an enormous surge in views on The Needle’s Moving to Berlin site from
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Where Germany is Going: a Q&A on Election Weekend
Germany goes to the polls this Sunday, 24 September 2017. What does the campaign tell us about the EU’s largest
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Berlin or Paris? Questions one city asks of the other
“What Paris Looks Like After Berlin” was a post I wrote in 2014 that generated debate among readers. Which city
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Speaking Up for Artistic Freedom in Russia: The Serebrennikov Arrest
Kirill Serebrennikov, a familiar face to the Berlin theatre scene, has been arrested in Russia and will face a show
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WAS IST POST-GENDER? and CAN BERLIN BE POST-GENDER?
by Joseph Pearson Can Berlin be a post-gender city? And is it willing? What would it mean for spaces in
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Interview with Joseph Pearson about his new book “Berlin”
Today, I’m reprinting a short interview, on the occasion of the publication of my new book, Berlin, with Reaktion Press in London
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Is Trump’s Rule Fascist?
In Trump’s first nine days since assuming the presidency, he has adopted many positions that recall a ‘fascist style of
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Europe After Trump Day: Going Forward
20.01.2017 BERLIN. Where does Trump’s inauguration leave us in Europe? Turning points in history are usually distinguished well after the
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In Response to Last Night’s Attacks in Berlin
BERLIN: 20 DEC 2016 (11am). The driver of the truck that killed at least 12 people, and wounded scores more, in
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Fear the News Cycle, Not Italy’s Referendum Result
5 DEC 2016 The international press is dangerously over-dramatising the results of the Italian Referendum, after 60% rejected Italian PM Matteo Renzi’s
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